Tuesday, August 22, 2006

Ultra-chic "Dream" in Bangkok

Vikram Chatwal, Manhattan hotelier's business ventures will open his latest project, the Dream Hotel in Bangkok. Chatwal describes the 100-room abode as a "property that mirrors surrealistic ultra-cool," and judging by the lobby's louche leather chaises and oversized gilded ceramic bell pagodas, he isn't exaggerating. Guests arrive from the airport in a fleet of custom Mercedes-Benz, the concierge team has formally forsaken the word "no," and all rooms come equipped with 21st-century travel must-haves like plasma TVs, Wi-Fi, personal iPod Nanos, and minibars stocked with the best bubbly.

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